Would enjoy hearing feedback and advice on what beginning steps I need to take to get this thing rolling. 

I had notSince the property is paid in full, and if you're not enjoying the landlord experience with this particular property, have you considered offering owner financing to the tenant or in general?

Good luck and enjoy. 

Re-habing a house from scratch is very difficult, we are doing it by ourselves which is even more difficult but enjoying the process and learning.

Keep up the good work and enjoy BP!

everyone else has already left great answers, I just want to add if you are purely a buy and hold investor: using bonus deprecation aggressively as early as possible is usually a great way to go. 

If you are in an FHA loan and you want to buy another home using FHA you would need to refinance before getting another FHA loan regardless.If you have any questions feel free to send me an email I enjoy helping and offering loopholes.

Indeed, it's a numbers game, considering that you're not gonna live in the property.Of course, if you want to buy a vacation home or a short-term rental that you can use for yourself, it's another story as it wouldn't be a pure investment.

It gets paid over time but it still is an unexpected expense.i enjoy learning and want to hear from more experienced owners. 

Purely in terms of rental revenue, I'd be delighted with another pandemic.